A global study by UW–Madison researchers reveals how habitat, geography, body size, and beak shape influence bird sounds.

Both beak shape and body mass are also important. In general, smaller birds generate higher frequency sounds, with larger ...

Researchers conducted a global study of the factors that influence bird sounds, using more than 100,000 audio recordings from around the world.

The team found that habitat appears to influence the frequency of the sound the bird makes in some unexpected ways. In ecosystems where there is a lot of rushing water, there is a near constant ...

Birds make sounds to communicate, whether to find a potential mate, ward off predators, or just sing for pleasure. But the conditions that contribute to the immense diversity of the sounds they ...

Researchers conducted a global study of the factors that influence bird sounds, using more than 100,000 audio recordings from around the world. Birds make sounds to communicate, whether to find a ...

With smartphones distracting us, aircraft engines roaring and cars whizzing by, the background hum of modern living can drown out sounds ... watching birds is that almost anyone can do it with ...